⁴ May those who seek my life^(A)
    be disgraced^(B) and put to shame;^(C)
may those who plot my ruin
    be turned back^(D) in dismay.
⁵ May they be like chaff^(E) before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord^(F) driving them away;
⁶ may their path be dark and slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them.

⁸ may ruin overtake them by surprise—^(A)
    may the net they hid entangle them,
    may they fall into the pit,^(B) to their ruin.